Seesaw



. E. SMITH.

, SEESAW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22,1920.

Patented Nov. 7 1922,

Patented Nov. 7, i922.

NITED JAMES E. SMITH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SEESAW.

Application filed. July 22, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Litres E. SMrrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis. in the State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovemcnts in Seesaws of which thefollow ing is a specification. I

This il'ivention is a sinnqlitied and improved seesaw andInerry-go-round. and is so constructed as to permit simultaneous rotaryand seesawing motion. On account of the way in which it is built. it canbe con structed more cheaply than many others.

In the accompanying; drawings forming part oi. this specification, inwhich like numbers of references denote like parts where ever theyoccur,

Figure l is a side elevation;

Figure 2 is a top plan View;

Figure 3 is an end elevation; and

Figure t is a perspectire view of the lower part of the standard. r

The base comprises a plurality of teet 1 a baseplate 2, and a standard3. The top of standard 3 is reduced and the said. reduced partsurrounded by ferrule A pin 5 is socketed in the said reduced part.

Cleats 6 are formed on the bottom of standard 3 and overlap feet 1 andsteady the connection between. the same.

Baseplate 2 and cleats 6 are nailed or otherwise secured. to feet 1there being a hole 7 in baseplate 2 for the passage of standard 3. Pinis socketed. in hole 8 in the pivoted swinging member 9 mounted by meansof rod or bolt 10 or other suitable means in arms 11. secured by screws12 other suitable means to plate or brace Screws 12 pass through parts14 arranged. at an angle to arms 11.

The brace 13 may either be termed integral with or attached to thebeanii 15 which comprises the central body part 16,.and the forked ends17 contain slots 18 which extend clear to the ends of the beam 15.

Tongues 19 are located in the said slots 18 Serial No. 398,212.

and bear handle-bar uprights 20, which car'y the handle-bars 21.

Seats 22 are attached by screws 23 or otherwise to tongues 19, andkeeperplates 24 cross slots 18 so as to hold tongues 19 therein andseats 22 in place.

Cleats 25 brace the forked ends 17. Tongues or blocks 26 borne by cleats25 are inserted in the forked ends 11'. Seats 22 are provided with backs27. Nuts 528 permit adjustn'ient oi. seats 22 longitudinally in slots18, being tightened to hold the seats 22 stationary after the tongues 19have been moved .to any desired position in slots 18.

Haring thus described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit 01?all changes in term, arrangement order, or use of parts, as it isevident that many minor changes may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claim:

I claim:

A. see saw comprising substantially flat \moden leg members arranged atanglesot' ninety degrees relatively to one another a wooden standardrising from said legs and provided with integral rigid depending pinsengaging the angles between sa1dlegs,z't base plate surrounding saidstandard and secured to the upper faces ol said legs a reduced ex[tension provided at the upper end of said standard. a collarsurrounding said reduced extension to prevent spreading of the reducedextension a socket provided in said reduced extension, at depending pin-rota tably mounted in said socket and havingv laterally extending arms,a horizontally disposed pivot pin passing through said arms, spacedangle irons having vertical portions mounted on said pivot pin, a beammounted on said angle irons and seats and handle bars arranged at theends of said beam.

in testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JAMES E. SMITH.

